YouTube Widget

Shows subscriber count, total views, and video count for one or more YouTube channels.

Requirements

A YouTube Data API v3 key.

Getting an API key

1. Go to console.cloud.google.com
2. Create a project (or select an existing one)
3. Enable the YouTube Data API v3
4. Go to Credentials → Create Credentials → API Key
5. Copy the key (optionally restrict it to the YouTube Data API)

The free tier provides 10,000 units/day. Each channel lookup costs 1 unit.

Configuration

Key	Type	Description
apiKey	string	YouTube Data API v3 key
channelIds	string[]	List of YouTube channel IDs

Finding a channel ID

A channel ID looks like UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. To find it:

• Go to the channel page on YouTube
• The ID is in the URL: youtube.com/channel/UC...
• For custom URLs (youtube.com/@handle), use a tool like commentpicker.com/youtube-channel-id.php

Example config

{
  "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY_HERE",
  "channelIds": [
    "UCVls1GmFKf6WlTraIb_IaJg",
    "UC9-y-6csu5WGm29I7JiwpnA"
  ]
}